CDR-1000 (250-1077) Software Installation Faxback Doc. # 5265 Preparation for installing the CD-ROM software depends on what type of computer system you have -- a two-drive, diskette-based system or a hard- drive system. Follow the instructions for the type of system you have. NOTE: If your computer is using all available DMA and IRQ channels, use the software transfer files where noted in the following instructions. Software transfer files allow your computer to operate the CD-ROM drive even if all available DMA and IRQ channels are in use. TEXT CONVENTIONS This installation guide uses a simple method of notation to distinguish among text you type, keys you press, and what you see on your computer screen. * small caps bold indicates a key that you press on your computer. * lowercase italics represent variable words, letters, characters, values, or filenames. * [] (brackets) indicate optional parameters. Use these optional parameters if you want the functions they provide. * Characters that appear on your computer screen are displayed differently from the regular text. Note: MS-DOS accepts both uppercase and lowercase letters. TWO-DRIVE, DISKETTE-BASED INSTALLATION The first thing you must do if you have a diskette-based computer system is create a bootable diskette to use when you want to start up your computer and use the CD-ROM drive. Note: If your computer system normally boots (starts-up) from DOS in ROM (read only memory), you must set the computer to boot from the diskette drive, as described in the computer's user's guide. To create a bootable diskette, do the following: 1. Insert your MS-DOS diskette into Drive A and insert a blank diskette into Drive B. 2. Type: format b: /s ENTER The following prompt appears: Insert new diskette for drive B: and strike ENTER when ready 3. Press ENTER 4. When formatting is complete, the following prompt appears: Format complete ┌──────────────────────┐ │Note: The volume label│ Volume label (11 characters, ENTER for none)? │information in Step 4 │ │does not appear in all│ 5. Press ENTER │version of DOS. │ └──────────────────────┘ The following prompt appears: Format another (Y/N) ? Type n and press ENTER. 6. Type: dir b: Confirm that the command.com file is on your new bootable diskette. 7. Remove your MS-DOS diskette from Drive A and insert the supplied CDR-1000 Device Driver diskette into Drive A. 8. Proceed to "Installing CD-ROM Extensions." HARD-DRIVE INSTALLATION To prepare your computer's hard-drive system for the CD-ROM software, do the following: 1. Type c: and press ENTER to select the hard drive's primary partition as the default drive. 2. Type cd\ and press ENTER to select the root directory of Drive C. 3. Insert the CDR-1000 Device Driver diskette into Drive A. Type: a: and press ENTER to change the default drive to Drive A. 4. Proceed to "Installing CD-ROM Extensions." INSTALLING CD-ROM EXTENSIONS Your computer requires special files called extensions to access the CD-ROM drive. These files allow the MS-DOS system to operate the CD-ROM drive. After you prepare your two-drive, diskette-based, or hard-drive system, you can install the CD-ROM files (extensions). Use the following steps to copy and modify the necessary files. NOTES: * The following steps also list optional software transfer files in shaded boxes. Use these files only if your computer does not have available DMA and IRQ channels. * The software transfer files slightly increase the amount of time the drive requires to read files from a disc. 1. At the DOS prompt, type: setup ENTER 2. The following prompt appears: Do you want to install MTMCDD.SYS? [Y or N] ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │Note: IF your computer is using all available DMA │ │and IRQ channels, type N and press ENTER to install│┌─────────────────────┐ │the mtmcds.sys software transfer file. The follow- ││Notes: Specify Drive │ │ing prompt appears: ││B instead of Drive C │ │ ││throughout this │ │ Do you want to install MTMCDS.SYS: ││procedure, if you are│ │ [Y or N] ││using a two-drive, │ │ ││diskette-based │ │Type Y and press ENTER twice. The following ││computer. │ │prompt appears: │└─────────────────────┘ │ │ │ Which directory would you like │ │ the CD-ROM device driver files │ │ installed in? │ │ (Press ENTER for default) │ │ │ │ c:\DEV [default] │ │ │ │Proceed to Step 4. │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ 3. Type Y and press ENTER twice. The following prompt appears: Which directory would you like the CD-ROM device driver files installed in? (Press ENTER for default) C:\DEV [default] 4. Press ENTER if you want to install the mtmcdd.sys file (or the mtmcds.sys file) in the default directory. If not, type the drive designation and the complete pathname of the directory you want. 5. Press ENTER. The following prompt appears: Installing file MTMCDD.SYS copying file MTMCDD.SYS to C:\DEV\MTMCDD.SYS... ...Done Press [ENTER] when ready to proceed. ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │Note: If you select the mtmcds.sys software transfer file,│ │the following prompt appears: │ │ │ │ Installing file MTMCDS.SYS │ │ Copying file MTMCDS.SYS to │ │ C:\DEV\MTMCDS.SYS... ...Done │ │ │ │ Press [ENTER] when ready to proceed. │ │ │ │Proceed to Step 6. │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ 6. Press ENTER. The following prompt appears: Which directory would you like MSCDEX.EXE installed in? (Press ENTER for default) C:\BIN [default] 7. Press ENTER if you want to install the mscdex.exe file in the default directory. If not, type the drive designation and the complete pathname of the directory you want. 8. Press ENTER. The following prompt appears: Installing file MSCDEX.EXE copying file MSCDEX.EXE to C:\BIN\MSCDEX.EXE... ...Done Press [ENTER] when ready to proceed. 9. Press ENTER. Then, follow the instructions on the display. The following prompt appears: Would you like to continue the setup procedure? [Y or N] ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │Note: If you want to modify the config.sys file and │ │the autoexec.bat file manually, type N and press │ │ENTER. The following prompt appears: │ │ │ │ The setup program did not modify your │ │ CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT files. │ │ │ │ A:\> │ │ │ │Then, follow the instructions on the display and │ │reboot your computer. See "MTMCDD and MTMCDS │ │File Parameters" and "MSCDEX File Parameters" │ │in this manual for information about modifying │ │the config.sys and autoexec.bat files. │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ 10. Type Y and press ENTER to make changes to the file called config.new. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │Note: If you select the mtmcds.sys software │ │transfer file in Step 2, proceed to Step 16 │ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘ The following prompt appears: Select CPU speed? (SLOW = 1, FAST = 2) /S:1 [default] /S: 11. Press ENTER if you want to select the default value. If not, type 2. 12. Press ENTER. The following prompt appears: MTMCDD is a device driver for DMS transfer. You need to specify the DRQ and IRQ channel number of the interface card. Which channel (1,3) would you like DRQ ch specified? (Press ENTER for default) /T:3 [default] /T: Note: DRQ in this step refers to the adapter interface DMA channel setting. 13. Press ENTER if you want to select the default value. If not, type 1. 14. Press ENTER. The following prompt appears: Which channel (2,3,5) would you like IRQ ch specified? (Press ENTER for default) /I:3 [default] /I: 15. Press ENTER if you want to select the default value. If not, type 2 or 5. 16. Press ENTER. The following prompt appears: Adding the following entries to C:\CONFIG.SYS DEVICE=\DEV\MTMCDD.SYS /D:MSCD001 /T:3 /I:3 /S:1 Press [ENTER] when ready to proceed ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │Note: If you selected the mtmcds.sys software │ │transfer file in Step 2, the following prompt │ │appears: │ │ │ │ Select CPU speed? (SLOW=1, FAST=2) │ │ (Press ENTER for default) │ │ /S:1 [default] │ │ /S: │ │ │ │Press ENTER if you want to select the default value│ │If not, type 2. │ │ │ │ Adding the following entries │ │ to C:\CONFIG.SYS │ │ DEVICE=\DEV\MTMCDS.SYS │ │ /D:MSCD001 /S:1 │ │ │ │ Press [ENTER] when ready to proceed. │ │ │ │Proceed to Step 17. │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ 17. Press ENTER. Then, follow the instructions on the display. The following prompt appears: Do you want setup to make the changes to CONFIG.SYS? [Y or N] ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │Note: If you want to keep your config.sys as is and │ │keep the changes in the config.new file, type N and │ │press ENTER. The following prompt appears: │ │ │ │ OK, setup will leave the changes in │ │ CONFIG.NEW. │ │ │ │ Press [ENTER] when ready to proceed. │ │ │ │Proceed to Step 19. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ 18. Type Y and press ENTER. The following prompt appears: Copying C:\CONFIG.SYS to C:\CONFIG.BAK Copying c:\CONFIG.NEW to C:\CONFIG.SYS Done... Press [ENTER] when ready to proceed. Notes: * The setup program copies the original config.sys to the backup file named config.bak. * the config.new file is a copy of the original config.sys file including setup changes. 19. Press ENTER. The following prompt appears: Adding the following entry to C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT: \BIN\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 Press [ENTER] when ready to proceed. 20. Press ENTER. Then, follow the instructions on the display. The following prompt appears: Do you want setup to make the changes to AUTOEXEC.BAT? [Y or N] ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │Note: IF you want to keep your changes in the │ │autoexec.new file, type N and press ENTER. │ │ │ │Then, follow the instructions on the display and│ │reboot your computer. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ 21. Type Y and press ENTER. The following prompt appears: Copying C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT to C:\AUTOEXEC.BAK Copying C:\AUTOEXEC.NEW to C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT Done... Press [ENTER] when ready to proceed. 22. Press ENTER. Then, follow the instructions on the display and reboot your computer. If autoexec.bat or config.sys does not exist on your bootable diskette (two-drive, diskette-based system), the above procedure automatically creates the file(s). This completes the software installation. Remove the CD-ROM Setup diskette from Drive A and store it in a safe place. Note: We suggest that you make backup copies of the new config.sys and autoexec.bat files. MTMCDD and MTMCDS File Parameters The mtmcdd.sys file is a device driver file installed in the default directory or in the directory of your choosing. The config.sys file contains device drivers that allow your computer to identify and operate the devices connected to it. Most computers operate with the mtmcdd.sys file's factory setting. However, if you want to change the settings in your computer's config.sys file, read the following sections and modify the config.sys file with a word processor or the MS-DOS Edlin text editor. The parameters you can set are described below. Use the following command to update your computer's config.sys file: device=(d:)(path)mtmcdd.sys /D:device name [/M:nn][/I:n][/S:n] [/P:nnn][/T:n] ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │Note: If your computer is using all available DMA │ │and IRQ channels, update the following software │ │transfer command line. │ │ │ │device=(d:)(path)mtmcds.sys │ │/D:device name [?m:nn][/I:n] │ │[/S:n][/P:nnn][/T:n] │ │ │ │The mtmcds.sys software transfer file's /I and /T │ │parameters do not affect your computer's operation.│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Parameters (d:)(path)mtmcdd.sys - use this parameter to specify the drive and path location of the mtmcdd.sys/mtmcds.sys file. The default setting is the DEV directory of the current drive. /D:device name - use this parameter to specify the name for the CD-ROM drive. This name must be identical to the device name used in the mscdex.exe parameters. For example, you might use: c:\dev\mscdex /d:mscd001 [/M:nn] - use this parameter to specify the number of stock buffers for temporarily storing the most recently read disc information. the mtmcdd.sys file's default value is 2; the mtmcds.sys file's default value is 1. Note: The larger this number is, the better your computer performs, because it can locate data more quickly. However, specifying too many buffers slows your computer down and can prevent your computer from running a program. You can specify a maximum of 22 stock buffers. [/I:n] - use this parameter to specify the interrupt request (IRQ) channel number. Use the identical jumper number as you set on the adapter interface. n can be 2,3,or 5. The default setting is 3. Note: This setting should not be used by another device in the computer. [/P:nnn] - use this parameter to specify the base address of the adapter interface. Use the same number as you set by the DIP switches. The default setting is 300. [/T:n] - use this parameter to specify the DMA channel number you selected on the adapter interface. The default setting is 3. [S:n] - use this parameter to identify your computer's speed. Set the value to 1 if your computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU) operates on less than 16MHz. Set the value to 2 if your computer's CPU operates on 16MHz or above. MSCDEX File Parameters The mscdex.exe file, in your computer's root directory, is an extension program for MS-DOS. This program allows your computer to access the CD-ROM drive. Your computer uses this file to request disc data. When the autoexec.new file contents are added to the autoexec.bat file, the CD-ROM drive can be accessed by your computer. However, if you want to change the settings in your computer's autoexec.bat file, read the following sections and modify the autoexec.bat file with a word processor or the MS-DOS Edlin text editor. The parameters you can set are described below. (d:)(path)mscdex/D:device name [/M:n][/E][/V][/L:drive letter] Parameters (d:)(path)mscdex - use this parameter to specify the drive and path location of the mscdex.exe file. The default setting is the BIN directory of the boot drive. /D:device name - use this parameter to specify the name for the CD-ROM drive. This name must be identical to the device name specified in the config.sys file's mtmcdd.sys parameters. For example, you might use: c:\bin\mscdex/d:mscd001 Note: You can use maximum of 11 characters for the device name. [/M:n] - use this parameter to specify the number of sector buffers for temporarily storing the most recently read disc information. For example, you might use c:\bin\mscdex/d:mscd001/m:4 to specify 4 sector buffers. The default value is 6. Typically, each drive should have a minimum of 4 buffers. The larger this number is, the better your computer performs, because it can locate data more quickly. However, specifying too many buffers slows your computer down and can prevent your computer from running a program. [/E] - use this parameter to instruct the mscdex.exe file to use expanded memory. If your system uses expanded memory, you must first load an expanded memory driver before loading the mscdex.exe file. For example, you might use: c:\bin\mscdex/d:mscd001/e Note: If no expanded memory driver is loaded in your computer, the following prompt appears: Expanded memory not present or not usable [/V] - use this switch if you want the computer to display information about allocation of RAM and expanded memory when you boot your computer. For example, you might use: c:\bin\mscdex/d:mscd001/v When you use this parameter, the following memory information appears: 5556864 bytes free memory 0 bytes expanded memory 12752 bytes CODE 1712 bytes static DATA 12618 bytes dynamic DATA 27344 bytes used [/L:drive letter] - use this parameter to specify the letter you want to assign to the first CD-ROM drive. Do not assign the letter C to the CD-ROM drive, or any other drive in a hard-disk or two-diskette system. Doing so prevents you from accessing the CD-ROM drive. For example, you might use: c:\bin\mscdex/d:mscd001/1:f Note: Your computer normally assigns the next available drive letter for you. For this reason, use this parameter only for assigning a drive letter beyond the last drive letter used in your computer. (dtc-08/02/93)